December 28, 2008 - Wingtips On 

Monster day today.  I got an early start and was at the airport by 8AM.  I planned to put in an eight hour day to take advantage of the forecasted warm day. 

The last thing I need to do before attaching the wingtips is to mount the Dynon compass magnetometer on the left outboard wing rib.   I had bought a mount kit from SafeAir1 some time ago.  I followed the instructions and was done in about 90 minutes.  The thing about the magnetometer is that it has to be in the same pitch  and roll plane as the Dynon box itself. 

Using the SmartTool digital level, I match-drilled the bracket to the outboard wing rib. 

 
OK, four degrees, same as the Dynon box. 
 

It's amazing how many tools accumulate in the work area. 

That little Harbor Freight rolling chair has been most useful. 

 
With the pitch plane locked in, I got the right roll plane and then match-drilled the side bracket.  Then I match-drilled the magnetometer itself, using its four base holes as a template. 
 
From another angle. 
 
All bolted down, with the D-connector plugged in.
 
 
I turned the Dynon on and made sure compass was working OK.  217 degrees.  I looked out the hangar -- that's about right. 
 
Check out the EGT and CHT readings on the Dynon.  Sixty-six degrees!  Sweet. 
 
I plugged the GPSMap 496 into the AirGizmos mount and fired it up to test the external power hookup.  Checks 4.0.  This is the first time the GPS has been in the panel.
 
I installed the fuel vent lines which I made so long ago I can't remember. 
 
I don't know if I've ever taken a picture of the canopy with the gas struts installed.  Anyways, here it is.  The gas struts work great. 
 

I didn't take pictures but I also installed the flap pushrods and ran the flaps up and down using the panel switch.  The right flap needs a little trimming on the inboard edge.  I hooked up the aileron pushrods and measured the travel using the digital level.  I need to adjust the pushrod so that the travel is within the proscribed limits.   Finally, I crimped terminals on each fuel sensor wire and screwed them down to the fuel tanks. 

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